RV Prince Madog PD10/02
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Prince Madog (74P2) |
| Cruise identifier | PD10/02 |
| Cruise period | 2002-04-08 — 2002-04-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Fourth in a series of 5 cruises to:
1. Carry out a plankton survey in the Eastern Irish Sea to determine plaice egg spawning. 2. Collect zooplankton samples for copepod production and fish larval feeding studies. All 49 stations were completed successfully. |
| Chief scientist | Natasha Bunn (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Eastern Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 49 Description: FSI mini-conductivity, temperature and depth profiler attached to plankton sampler. Profiles used to identify environmental parameters. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 49 Description: 'Gulf VII - type' towed plankton sampler, deployed in a 'V' shaped profile from surface to near bottom and back to surface. Zooplankton and eggs/larvae collected using 270 um and 64 um mesh nets and preserved in formalin for analysis on shore. Volume of water filtered is calculated from data recorded by self-logging flowmeters. |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 49 Description: 'Gulf VII - type' towed plankton sampler, deployed in a 'V' shaped profile from surface to near bottom and back to surface. Zooplankton and eggs/larvae collected using 270 um and 64 um mesh nets and preserved in formalin for analysis on shore. Volume of water filtered is calculated from data recorded by self-logging flowmeters. |
